Slynky's Demise

[Lord Chane]

geoschmo said:
I think I clarified that I don't like playing games where team victory is a valid result. Does that not mean that ultimatly everybody in the game is your opponent? Even if you are temporarily playing as allies?

Yes, you did, and I understood that. I was merely commenting on your questions from an earlier post. As to your questions here, everyone in an SEIV game is my opponent unless I make a treaty with them. Then they're my ally and I don't plot against them, don't try and improve my position at their expense, and never launch Pearl Harbor style attacks when I think I have the upper hand and it's to my advantage to do so. I don't usually play temporarily as allies and in those situations where I do, such as in the 2003 PBW Open Tournament where I allied with both Joachim and Sammurai Programmer, made it absolutely clear up front that the alliance was strictly temporary. While the alliance was in place I did nothing to further my position at the expense of those two allies, who I'm pleased to say treated me the same in reverse.

[spoon]

While the alliance was in place I did nothing to further my position at the expense of those two allies, who I'm pleased to say treated me the same in reverse.

Speaking of poker... for some reason, this quote reminds me of the old poker adage:
"If you look around the table and can't find the sucker, it's you!"

[Lord Chane]

spoon said:

Speaking of poker... for some reason, this quote reminds me of the old poker adage:
"If you look around the table and can't find the sucker, it's you!"

You've got me there, Spoon. I am a sucker I guess and it's cost me a few games. But then again I'm not aware of anyone not wanting to ally with me because I can't be trusted. Maybe that's because I'm an easy mark and folks know they can take advantage of me, at least once.